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The recognised gold standard for dissolved oxygen measurement
The OxyLite™ brand is recognized the world over in biomedical hypoxia and ischaemia research, boasting more than 600 peer-reviewed journal citations and hundreds of units sold globally.
The easiest-to-use continuous dissolved oxygen monitor
Fully ‘plug and play’ sensors featuring ‘EEPROM’ technology, no user sensor calibration procedures, no sensor drift, built-in temperature compensation, oxygen measured in absolute units, integrated touchscreen*. Put simply, no other oxygen monitor is easier to use.
Accurate measurement in absolute units of oxygen
OxyLite™ provides a measurement of dissolved oxygen in absolute units of mmHg or kPa. In tissues this represents a direct readout of oxygen availability to the cell microenvironment, in contrast to blood oxygen saturation assessment, which merely describes the haemoglobin oxygenation status.
High performance continuous monitoring equipment
Our third-generation fluorescence-based ‘optode’ technology provides unmatched sensitivity, stability, and accuracy in the physiologically relevant oxygen range (0 – 200 mmHg) and under conditions of hypoxia (0 – 15 mmHg). This is partly thanks to a sensor technology that displays essentially zero oxygen consumption at the point of measurement, making sensors innately suitable for continuous and absolute oxygen sensing, even under conditions of extreme hypoxia.
Versatility in monitoring dissolved oxygen
Full support for both in vivo (tissue) pO2 applications AND measurement of dissolved oxygen in vitro (e.g. hypoxic cell culture, tissue constructs, bioreactors and more).
Multi-channel productivity
The OxyLite™ Pro is available as a 2-channel or a 4-channel device for simultaneous measurements from up to 4 sensors. This provides the flexibility to monitor oxygen from multiple tissue sites (e.g. for the comparison of pathological versus control tissue sites), or multiple in vitrosamples. Furthermore the Pro models feature a touch-sensitive, high-contrast, high viewing-angle display, providing real-time data in both digital and graphical (trace) formats, and access to additional instrument settings.
OxyFlo™ ready
OxyLite™ monitors are configured for use in a stack arrangement alongside our OxyFlo™ tissue perfusion monitors, supporting the simultaneous measurement of tissue oxygen and blood flow using our unique multi-parameter sensors.
Data logging and acquisition options
Our oxygen monitors offer a choice of analogue data outputs (compatible with most third-party acquisition platforms), or two digital (serial) data outputs.
The USB serial interface supports direct streaming to the popular and powerful LabChart® Procharting software by ADInstruments. LabChart will automatically identify the OxyLite monitor connected and launch with pre-configured settings, for full ‘plug and play’ convenience.
For those merely seeking to record trace data to a PC without the powerful analysis features offered by LabChart® Pro, our oxygen monitors feature a further serial interface, compatible with our in-house OxyData™ software platform.
2-year product warranty
Our monitors are provided with a comprehensive 2-year manufacturer’s warranty, covering defects in material or in workmanship. Optional extended warranty packages including preventative maintenance servicing are also available for additional peace of mind.
Unmatched product and application support
Technical and application support is both comprehensive and free throughout the lifetime of our products. By purchasing our products you are buying into an unprecedented knowledge base borne out of years of product experience by our support staff, many of whom have a research background themselves. We provide personal and responsive assistance via on-site visits, video calls, or email and will ‘go the extra mile’ to ensure that our users can extract the very best value and opportunity from our products.